Though the Copenhagen Wheel managed to snag the US Dyson design award, it was Australia that came out on top in the international awards. The overall winner was the Longreach Buoyancy Deployment System, a device that can shoot buoyancy aids up to 150 meters in order to reach drowning victims. The aids themselves are made from hydrophobic foam, which expands in water.
Thanks to the hydrophobic technology, the aids are actually very small, making them easy to store on any size boat. The device also comes packed with Para-Flares to help make night time rescues a little easier. The runner-up for the international award was also a design aimed to helped people stranded at sea: the SeaKettle, a portable raft that’s able to provide passengers both shelter and drinking water while they wait for rescue.
Via Gizmodo.
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